Anthropocene unit of geological time is rejected

Anthropocene unit of geological time is rejected

A proposal to codify a new geological epoch based on humanity's influence on Earth is rebuffed.

Is this the "Anthropocene" epoch? Nope, geologists say.

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The guardians of the world’s official geological timescale have firmly rejected a proposal to declare an Anthropocene epoch, after an epic academic row. The proposal would have designated the period from 1952 as the Anthropocene to reflect the planet-changing impact of humanity. It would have ended the Holocene epoch, the 11,700 …

No 'Human Era' In Earth's Geological History, Scientists Say

A top panel of geologists has decided not to grant the 'human age' its own distinct place in Earth's geological timeline after disagreeing over when exactly our era might have begun.

After years of debate, the International Union of Geological Sciences refuses to classify our time as a particular geological period, which would have justified an ad hoc classification. A surprising twist in the world of geology: after dozens of years of debate, the world's reference body has finally decided not to grant the Anthropocene, an episode characterized by the presence of humans everywhere on Earth, a unique place in the Earth's geolo…

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